Persona 5 x persona 4

chapter 42

December 11th Monday

Ren slowly opened his eyes and stared up at the support beams of his attic residence. There was nothing planned for today and honestly, he could have slept until noon and no one would have cared. The whole day was his to enjoy relatively speaking, but the events of yesterday kept him feeling uneasy. He tried to flush the thoughts from his mind but it did little to help. They just kept coming back, which was starting to becoming a recurring theme of his mind.

Ren sighed deeply, slowly moving to get up. Morgana shifted slightly at his side as Ren yawned and sat up. The sun had already risen, filling the room in a warm light. If he had to go to school, he would be getting up around this time. Ren reached for his phone to get the exact time before something he caught out of the corner of his eye caused him to freeze. Ren didn't know how to react but he and Morgana weren't the only ones in the attic at the moment.

"Aigis..?" Ren called tentatively.

Aigis, the android he had briefly met last night was sitting on the old sofa in his room. She was wearing a Shujin academy uniform and just simply watching him from her place on his couch. It was almost too surreal and Ren for a second thought it couldn't be real before she moved slightly as he acknowledged her.

Aigis smiled warmly. "Good Morning Ren-san."

Morgana must have heard the exchange because he perked up and looked in the direction of Aigis. "What the heck?! What's she doing here?!" Morgana yowled.

Aigis tilted her head slightly to look at the cat. "I have come to make sure Ren-san wasn't taken in his sleep like Yu-san was. He must be protected."

"So you just sat there all night? Wait how did you get in? We locked the door when we came in." Morgana jumped off the bed to look at Aigis.

"The lock was easily picked and I was going to come with you but I had to see to other matters. I was relieved when I arrived and Ren-san was still in his bed sleeping. Do you sleep with him every night Morgana-san?" Aigis explained.

"Yeah, we are roommates after all." Morgana sat down and curled his tail around his front paws. "Hopefully you relocked the door when you came in. This guy will get an ear full from Boss if he finds it unlocked."

"Strange, I didn't realize roommates share a bed." Aigis paused. "I'll have to add that to my definition of roommates."

"Don't," Ren grumbled before he slipped on his glasses and grabbed his phone.

"I also did relock the door, so Boss will not give Ren-san an ear full," Aigis informed the room. "It is almost time for school. You should be getting ready Ren-san."

"He can't, if he goes to school he could be taken into custody and killed by the corrupt part of the police force," Morgana informed Aigis.

"I'm well aware of Ren-san's situation but if he was really in that much fear, wouldn't it be more dangerous to stay here at his place of residence? I see no reason why he can't return to school and get a proper education. Also, I will be there to protect him if Shido's men try and grab him." Aigis got up from the couch. "So Ren-san, please get ready, I will leave the room temporarily so you may get changed, but I will not be far if you find yourself in sudden danger."

Ren watched Aigis disappear down his staircase. He had to question himself if this was all happening but it appeared to be. He was now cleared to go back to school. Glancing at his phone, a bit of panic set in. If he was going to school, he only had about 15 minutes to get ready before the morning train left. Ren felt the urgency of getting ready in time hit him and hastily prepared.